Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-22
NEVADA COUNTY EXHIBIT.
A Grand Exhibit From Leading Gen
Section of the Sierras.

a Grand Exhibit From Leading Gem
Section of the Sierras.
a visit to the Nevada county exhibit,
which is located on the west side of Horti-
cultural Hall, will at once show to the WIS.,
itor that the section of country here repre-
scented, while occupying the higher foot
| hills and covering portion Of the higher
attitudes of the Sierra mountain range, is
one of the most productive, and yields the
widest and most valuablerange of products
| to be found in the State. There are not
only rich quartz and gravel mines of bound
| less wealth, and yielding royalty in re-
Spouse to mining development, but in ag-
riculture, horticulture and lumber indus
| tries no part OF the State is capable of more
| remunerative results for investments nor
| does broader and more promising field
| offer for grand returns upon money and
| labor expended. Lands are still very cheap,
although fertile to the utmost, and those
| who seek for homes, either in this or
Placer county, which adjoins it, and is
| in many respects similar, cannot go amiss
The exhibit Of Nevada county, which at
| tracts so much attention at the Pavilion.
was collected by and is under charge of ].
r. Nickeson, who thoroughly understands
| the resources and capabilities of the county,
and in addition to furnishing any desired
| information concerning the exhibit, can
| also give most valuable data to inuuirers
as to lands and opportunities in that sec
| ton.
Some of the most noticeable features of
this county's exhibit are worthy of special
mention. In vegetable growth, the North
San Juan district is perhaps the most con-
| spicuous, and from her specimens of agri-
| hor L.
are viewed by the visitors with genuine
establishment. This district covers an area.
in the form of broad ridge, of from 100
to 125 square miles, and was formerly COW
cred with heavy pine. Pine lands in the
! East are regarded as of light, and al
most valueless soil, but here il is OF
the very best and most enduring quality.
As an evidence of this, there is to be seen
in the exhibit immense stalks of hemp, the
tallest of which is eighteen feet in hight,
and this extraordinary growth has all
! been made since the last of June in a
growth of eighteen feet in from ten to
eleven weeks, thus rivaling the tall-grow-
ing qualities of Jacks famous bean stalk.
1t was grown by Fordini Lorenso. Here
are seen also two sQuashes, grown by Jacob
| Wickman from seed planted on June 10th
and picked September 4th, and which
weigh respectively 160 and III pounds.
Both grew upon one vine, and there were
several others left upon the vine nearly as
| large. Another squash grown by Y. H.
| Wickman, planted about the same time
and weighing 100 pounds, is also on
exhibition. These grew upon high
land, where water that was for
merly used for hydraulic mining
has been turned into uses of agriculture by
irrigation. These men exhibit also grand
display of white potatoes of many varie.
ties; beans, with pods nearly foot in
length Also a wonderfully fine display Of
large, highly colored and finest favored
apples, pears and peaches. Some of these
samples are simply enormous and still OF
excellent quality.
E. c. Northup, of North San Juan, ex-
hibits squash weighing 1sS pounds, and
this was only one from several acres OF
similar size, and other vegetables upon the
same grounds were relatively as immense
| in growth.
From the vicinity of Nevada City j. r.
Nickeson exhibits fine growth of tobacco,
which is of excellent quality. Also cotton
showing largest and finest staple In
| fruit, Samuel Allison, of near Nevada CITY,
| has one of the finest displays of peaches
in the Pavilion. Some of the specimens
weigh pound, and fifteen packed in one
box to bring to the fair weighed Is pounds
net. He has also large variety of ap-
| Piles, fall and winter, of the superior
quality that is found alone in the noun
\ tain sections. Mr.. Allison also shows
| plums, pears, grapes, tomatoes, and large
assortment of nuts of superb QUALITY. a
cluster of six Bartlett pears upon tvig
weighed 81 pounds. As to quality of the
| pears raised in this section there are none
| superior in the State, and they stand ship
| ping to the East better than valley grown
| fruit, and are otherwise no doubt superior
in quality. 1t is not predicting too much
| for Nevada county to say that with proper
attention given to the subject it will become
the banner county for the production of
| this kind of fruit.
The Grass Valley section is another por-
ton of this grand county that claims es-
| pecial attention, from the products dis
| played. 1t shows field corn eighteen feet
| high and graet ears located twelve feet
| from the ground on the stalks. This is
| from the field of Dudley Dedman, who
| also exhibits sunfower stalks II feet in
hight, and bamboo grown this year that is
equally tall. H. B. Nichols has ten varie-
ties of cultivated grasses, among which
are mesquite and rye grass eight feet tall
| timothy six feet, evergreen millet eight and a
halffeet, red clover FIVE feet, Hungarian grass
| four to five feet. Here is also seen gne dent
| corn, immense melons, squashes, beets, egg
plants, etc, all grown without irrigation,
and on high red land. A display of Thos.
| Lee was grown on high hill and steep
| southern slope without irrigation, and in
| cludes mammoth ears of sweet corn huge
watermelons, ETC. The visitor will also see
a remarkable collection of vegetables,
| grown in the sectiou of Grass Valley and
| Nevada City, such as beets eight inches
| IN diameter and two feet long crooked
necked squashes that are sold by the yard,
| Hubbard squashes of immense size and
fine quality, cucumbers four by eighteen
inches, also similar growth in onions, cab
bages, carrots, parsnips, canteloupes, cassaba
| melons, turnlps. etc.
The exhibit of wines from Nevada county
Is one OF much interest and intrinsic merit.
Nearly every variety of California wines
and brandles are shown, and the quality
fully sustains the belief entertained as to
the superior standing the wines of the foot.
nil counties are destined to have in the
future. These wines and brandies are from
Mrs. Flint, of Rough and Ready: A. B.
Driesbach, of same place H. G. Leemap,
A. Combe and.Thomas n. Paine. of Grass
Valley; John B. Ducray and F. Charles
Helwigg, Nevada City; S. D. Wood, Sweet
land Sophia Hartunee, Grass Valley. and
Vlttozia Fordini, of North San Juan. Also
Hteeh-S ear -oiu c1rranI VINE, OF highest
quality, from John Hill, of North San
Juan, and good brandy, made from mama.
nita berries, and which is hardly distin.
guishable from grape brandy, but some
what stronger.
| The general exhibits from this county
are as follows:
W. r. Arnhart, Nevada City, peaches
c. E. Ashburn, Nevada City, apples. John
Armstrong, Sweetland, raisins, grapes, ap.
pies, pears.
John Balch, apples, pears, peaches, green
figs, tomatoes, thirty varieties watermelons
grapes, corn, beets, cucumbers and pars.
nips. A. Burrows, Grass Valley cotton
plant. John Bree, Grass Valley, corn, car.
| rnts and nearS Mr. Rnveu Grass Nallau